ABC News Adds New Duo to ‘GMA3’: Eva Pilgrim, DeMarco Morgan

ABC News is betting on a new duo to keep shining daylight at “GMA3.”

Eva Pilgrim and DeMarco Morgan will officially take over as co-anchors of the program, a news-and-lifestyle hour in the early afternoon that is seen as an extension of the Disney network’s flagship “Good Morning America.” Meanwhile, Gio Benitez has been assigned to the team at the weekend version of “GMA.”

Staffers at ABC News were informed of the decision Thursday morning by Kim Godwin, president of the division.

” I know these programs – and our viewers at home – will be well-served by all of their collective talents,” said Godwin in a memo

Pilgrim and Morgan will replace Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes, who parted ways with Disney’s ABC after it was revealed that they had been romantically involved with each other behind the scenes, leading to scrutiny that executives felt might tarnish the “GMA” franchise, one of Disney’s programming pillars.

Benitez, meanwhile, will stabilize a weekend lineup that has taken on new importance. ABC in 2019 now doubled the hours of the show’s Saturday broadcast, starting it at 8 a.m. in nearly 100 markets, including New York, Chicago and Philadelphia. All told, the two-hour Saturday broadcast reaches at least 40% of the U.S.

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